ASP.Net MVC Tutorial for Beginners with Examples

The MVC programming model is a lighter alternative to traditional ASP.NET (Web Forms). It is a lightweight, highly testable framework, integrated with all existing ASP.NET features.

Introduction – ASP.Net MVC Tutorial

In this asp.net MVC tutorial, I will discuss all basic concepts and fundamentals of Asp.net MVC with practical exercises. MVC framework gives you a powerful, patterns-based way to build dynamic websites that enables a clean separation of concerns and that gives you full control over markup for enjoyable, agile development.

ASP.Net MVC includes many features that enable fast, TDD-friendly development for creating sophisticated applications that use the latest web standards.

ASP.Net MVC Architecture Design

The Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern separates an application into three main components: the model, the view, and the controller.

Model: Part of application that deals with data handling and business logic. It stores and retrieves data in the database.

View: View is responsible for displaying User Interface(UI).

Controller: Handles the incoming and outgoing request.

ASP.Net MVC Architecture Example

Nowadays, MVC architecture has become popular for developing web applications. Asp.Net MVC is a server-side framework that implements MVC architectural pattern in Asp.Net. Find the pictorial architecture design below:-

Models are C# classes that define the structure of data with business logic. A data structure is defined as properties. Business logic means functions to insert, update and retrieve data from the database.

The view is responsible for User Interface(UI).View files will be a mix of HTML and C#. All CSS and JavaScript or Jquery are associated with this view.

The controller controls user request in the application. A controller is a C# class with some methods, these functions are called Action Method(Action). Each Action Method has its own functions in the controller.

How to Create Asp.net MVC Application Step by Step

Step 1:
Create New Project | Open your visual studio then click on New Project Or Go to File -> New -> Project

Step 2:
Select Asp.Net Web Application.

Step 3:
Select MVC Template

This is a simple “Hello World!” project, and it’s a good place to start your application. Click F5 to start debugging. F5 causes Visual Studio to start IIS Express and run your web app. Right out of the box this default template gives you Home, Contact and About pages.